An Ice Queen for sale (Alice)
Chapter 116

Chapter 116 The new flat

She frowned. I took that as a good sign, as she didn't refuse it straight away.

"Actually, your jumps are high and you can make a great distance. Warm up and show me what you can do."

I smiled at her, then nodded.

"Don't forget your pads, Alice." She shouted after me, but I shook my head.

"I don't need them."

"Haven't you leamed from before?" She asked me in disbelief.

"I just know myself. Pain will encourage me."

She shrugged her shoulders, then she left me.

After warming up. I started the procedure just like before. I tried so hard, and even if I could do five rotations in the air, I couldn't land on my feet. That made me even more frustrated. My butt hurt so badly, as I arrived on it most of the time. About an hour passed when Beth came to me.

"Alice, don't be disappointed, please. Your jumps are good, and finally your technique is very good too. The only thing that you have to work on is your speed. You've got to work on your side muscles a lot, and you could jump a little higher. Il tell Gareth we must focus on it, but now you must stop. Okay?"

"I want to do it, Beth." I panted, holding my waist.

"Not today, Alice. I don't think it worth to torture yourself before you would work on your muscles. You just going to tire yourself and you won't have the energy to practice your free program. There is no point in landing five quads in the gala if you are making mistakes and fall in your free program.

She put her palm on my shoulder and caressed it. I felt disappointed.

"If you succeed with it till the show, we can build it in the program, but please don't be disappointed. I can confidently say that you are one of the best skaters, and 1 bet you'll stand on the podium."

I pursed my lips, and I nodded finally. Even if I disagreed with her, I understood I had to practice for the event if I wanted to earn the judges.

Actually, I felt better later. I did the entire program perfectly. I had to realise that I improved so much since Beth and Gareth trained me. There wasn't an incorrect take off, and I landed all my jumps smoothly. My technique differed from before, but that helped me to get rid of any small, nearly invisible incorrect movements. Even my triple Axel was perfect, too. I loved to watch every video back that she recorded. We often checked my movements in slow motion, and when she smiled with no comments, I felt thrilled.

Beth made me promise I would rest after the training in the gym. I knew I wouldn't, as Riccardo promised me, I could view a flat. I hoped he had time

to replace me one.

The training with Gareth wasn't easy. Beth surely contacted him, as he welcomed me with a broad smile, and he showed my new best friend to me. which was a well faar rubber band,

I was tired when I left the gym and I knew I would have muscle soreness the next day.

1 sat in my car. What I really wanted was to see Gideons. That would be so nice to lie in his arms. He would give me a massage, maybe. I was about to text him when I remembered what Riccardo had said. I dialled his number. "Allot. Are you okay?"

"Yes, I just wonder if you had time

"Te just waiting for you to come home." He didn't let me finish.

That made me surprised and sad at the same time. That meant even if Gideon would have been awake, I couldn't meet him, not even for a few minutes.

"I'll be at home in about ten minutes."

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"Okay, I'll be ready"

"Thank you, Riccardo,"

"You welcome, love"

Thung up, then I fastened my seatbelt. I drove back home. When I entered, I found them in the garden. Riccardo played with Matteo, and Alexandra watched them happily, but when she saw me, she stood up to greet me. She held my waist, and she looked at her small family with a smile,

"Look at him! It doesn't matter how old is him, he always remains a child inside."

Actually, as I watched the huge mafia leader playing with toys with his little one, it made me laugh as well.

"True." I said.

"Alice." Riccardo called me when he noticed I was there.

He put Matteo down, and he walked to me.

"How do you feel? Aren't you too tired?"

I shook my head

"Okay. We eat first, then I'll take you to view the fat."

"Thank you"

He nodded and turned around to motion the others to come inside. Alexandra held Matteo, and we all went to the dining room,

"Did Gideon accept the invitation?" He asked me while we were eating.

"Yes, he did."

"I thought he'd be busy"

1 sighed.

"I'm sure he'll do everything to be here."

that much about him. But, as they had nothing to do with each other, I felt he was watching

Riccardo only nodded at me. I had no clue how he knew that him because of me.

After dinner, I had a quick shower, and I dressed up. I chose a blue dress, then I put my hair in a ponytail. Riccardo helped me get into his car, and he drove to the place. It wasn't far from them at all. It was only for ten minutes to the D'angeli house. They were luxurious apartments. We got into the land. The main gate had a code to get in. My possible future flat was on the third floor. Each floor had two apartments. Mine looked at the front. We could get in by using our fingerprints.

When I realised mine worked too, I looked at him with a frown, but he just smiled at me and opened the door. He let me go in first.

After the first

step, I felt amazed. I stopped and looked around.

"Alice, you didn't even come in yet."

I laughed at him nervously, then he put his palm on my back and gently pushed me inside. The apartment was modern. White, grey and black colours were the dominant in the entire flat. It had immense windows, which made the place light. It had a living room, a separate kitchen, a balcony, and two bedrooms which both had a bathroom with a shower cabin and bath as well

"So do you like it?"

I took a deep breath, then I looked at him in disbelief. Actually, I didn't know what to say. When I told him I would accept his offer, I thought I would Chapter 116 The new flat

get a one-bedmom fat somewhere in a nice but cheap area.

He frowned, and that woke me up from my daze.

"Yes, I love it. It's just... Oh my Gosh, Riccardo, thank you. I love it."

Forgetting about myself, I hugged him. He hugged me back, caressing my back. I really tried to hold my tears back while he chuckled.

"You welcome, love."

He kept me for a little while like that, which felt nice. When we finally let each other go, he held my arms gently and looked at

me

"Alice, you still need to take my people around you. I'm sorry, but I don't want to leave you alone till we replace Charles. I just couldn't take that if you would get harmed."

I looked up at him, and even if I hated they were always around me, I smiled at him, and nodded.

He caressed my cheek

"Are you sure you want to move out of our house?"

I lowered my head before I glanced back at him.

"I love you all, but..."

He rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"I hope he is worth it. But you have to know you can move back anytime, and it's only going to work if you visit us often."

1 nodded again.

"Of course I'm going to see you often."

"Good."

He said, and he let me go completely.

"As I promised the flat for today, I rushed the stylists to get it ready for you. Let me know if you want to change anything. Okay?"

"Yes, but I like it as it is.""Okay. I'll take you back now. You know the directions if you wanna come here, but we sh want to pack, and you also need to get ready for dinner." should leave now. I'm guessing you

"Yes," I nodded with a smile